The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 169 Roy D'Arcy Going." MGM : "The Girl Said No" (1930). "Way Out West" (1930). MGM. HAIG. DOUGLAS: b. New Orleans. La., March 9. 1920: h. 50 inches; b)ue eyes and light brown hair; w. 57 pounds: e. Los Angeles public school; hy. baseball. Entered pictures in 1922. Pictures include: "Sins of the Father," boy in "Welcome Danger." Paramount; "Betrayal" (1929), Paramount. HALE, ALAN: b. Washington. D. C. February 10. 1892: h. G feet 2 inches: w. 220 pounds; p. James MacKahn. a manufacturer of patent medicines; m. Gretchen Hartman. ex-professional, formerly Hale's leading woman in the Biograph days. His first picture was "The Cowboy and the Lady." followed by the role of George Washington in "Fighting Bev. Watts." and ■lapstick comedy with the Lubin Company. His better known parts have been in "The Covered Wagon." in which he played the villain: "The Four Horsemen." in which he played the father: and in "Bobin Hood." the part of Little John. Other well-known productions have been "The Dictator." "One Glorious Day." "The Wise Fool." "The Great Impersonator." "Hollywood" and "Boiling Stones." He then gratified a life-long ambition and became a director. After directing "The Scarlet Honeymoon" for Fox. DeMille 6igned him to direct Leatrice Joy in "The Wedding Song." After a year of successful directing he returned to the screen, successfully playing a role in "The Leopard Lady." after which he was teamed with William Boyd in "Skyscraper." "The Cop" and "Power." He also played the male lead in "Sal of Singapore" and "The Spieler." Now playing in "The Leatherneck." Has appeared In (1929) "A Bachelor's Secret." "Bed Hot Rhythm." "Sailor's Holiday." "Up and at "Em," Pathe; "The Sap," Warner Bros. HALE. BOBBY: "America or Bust" (1930). Pathe Checker Comedies, second series. HALE. CREIGHTON: b. Cork. Ireland. May 24. 1882: h. 5 feet 9 inches: blue eyes and blond hair; w. 145 pounds: e. Hilmartin College. London. Ardingly College. Sussex; m. : has two sons. Pat. 11. Bob. 8; hy. aviation, horseback riding. Has lived in London. New York City. Great Neck. L. I.. Indianapolis. Hartford. Pictures include: "Iron Claw." "Way Down East." "Marriage Circle." "Casino Gardens." "Beilly of the Rainbow Diyision." Crescent : "Sisters of Eve." Rayart : "House of Shame." Chesterfield; "Great Divide." "Seven Footprints to Satan." First National. HALEY. JACK: "Follow Thru" (1930). Paramount. (1930) . United Artists. HALEY & MCFAOOEN: Plaved in Vitaphone No. 2269. HALL. BEN: b. New York State. March 18. 1903; h. 5 feet 7*6 inches; blond hair and gray eyes: w. 123 pounds; p. Constance Bursly and George E. Hall: e. P. S.. and Catholic school: not married; hy. swimming, dancing and horses. Stage experience includes appearances in a sketch with Sylvia Ashton. 1925, in "Duchess of Suds." taking the part of the butcher boy; also in a sketch with his father in bits from Dickens, taking child parts. Screen experience as Goofy in "Harold Teen." directed by Mervyn LeBoy for First National: and as Sandy in "Hot Stuff" Highbrow Harold in ■ series of comedies produced by Universal; Pete in "Hot News" with Bebe Daniels; Movietone comedy for Fox, "Mind Your Business." taking the part of the caddy: in "Skyrocket" with Peggy Hopkins Joyce, directed by Marshall Neilan. taking the part of the young scenario writer: and in two-reel Dorothy Devore comedy. In 1929 in "Hot Stuff." "Girl from Woolworth's." First National: "Nix on Dames." "South Sea Rose." Fox; "Hell's Angels" HALL. CHARLES: b. England. August 19. 1899; h. 5 feet 3 inches; dark hair and brown eyes; w. 130 pounds; e. Birmingham. England, specialized in painting, drawing. Stage career: worked with Fred Kamo's show9. Harry Day's and Albert de Courrille's in England. In 1929 entered pictures, some of which are: "College." "Butter and Egg Man." "Battle of the Century." "Leave 'em Laughing." "Must We Marry." Trinity; "Why Bring That Up" (1930). Paramount. HALL. DONALD: b. Nuree. East India: h. 5 feet 8 inches: iron gray hair and gray eyes; w. 132 pounds; p. Charlotte Butter and Col. George W. M. Hall, non-professionals; e. private tutors; not married; hy. swimming, golf and walking. Stage experience of 15 years and has appeared in "Floradora." "Greek Slave." "Geisha." "San Toy" and "The Runaway Girl." On screen in "The Zeppelin." "The Spirit of Youth." "The Younger Generation." HALL. GEORGE TOWNE: "Live and Learn" (1930). Manhattan Comedies, second series; "Rich Uncles" (1930). Checker Comedies, first series: "Pick 'em Young" (1930). Melody Comedies, first series. Pathe. HALL. JAMES: b. Dallas, Texas; brown hair and light brown eyes; w. 158 pounds; p. Maria and Clinton Brown, nonprofessionals: e. Dallas. Tex. : not married: hy. swimming. Ran away with "Kismet" Hall when very young. At 14 he obtained a Job with the "Everyvvoman" company. Then played in "Chin Chin" as a dancer and later joined the Ziegfeld Follies of 1915 as the youngest member of the troupe. After the war he worked with "The Girl Revue": later opposite Madge Kennedy in "Poppy" and in 1926 in "Merry, Merry." The pictures in which he has appeared are "The Campus Flirt." "Hotel Imperial." "Stranded in Paris." "Love's Greatest Mistake." "Ritzy." "Senorita." "Rolled Stockings." "Swim. Girl. Swim." "The Fifty-Fifty Girl." "Just Married." "Four Sons." "The Fleet's In." "The Canary Murder Case" and "Hell's Angels": in 1929 in "Smiling Irish Eves." First National; "The Case of Lena Smith." "The Saturday Night Kid." Paramount; "This Is Heaven." United Artists; in 1930 in "Dangerous Nan McGrew." "Paramount on Parade." Paramount ; "Divorce Among Friends." "Maybe It's Love." Warner Bros.; "Let's Go Native." Paramount. HALL. RAYMOND: b. Washington. D. C. h. 5 feet 10 inches: dark complexion, black hair, gray eyes; w. 140 pounds; e. Washington and Boston. Stage career: Two seasons with Maude Adams. Screen work with Famous Players. Universal, Metro, Griffith, Paramount, Associated Exhibitors: First National. Fox. FBO. Tro-Dis-Co. Educational. Bayart, Sterling. Lumas. Pictures include: "Man Crazy.' First National: "The Avenging Shadows." Pathe; "The Haunted Ship." "Nameless Men." "Green Grass Widows." TiffanyStahl ; "Manhattan Knights." Excellent. HALL. SHERRY: Appeared in "The Quitter." (1929). Columbia. HALL, STEVE: Appeared in "Girls Who Dare" (1929). Trinity. HALL, WILBUR: Played in "King of Jazz" (1930). Universal. HALL, WINTER: b. New Zealand. June 21. 1878; h. 6 feet : gray eyes and gray hair ; w. 180 pounds ; e. Christchurch. N. Z. Specialized in English and mathematics; married and has on* son. D. Winter, author; hy. golf. Has lived in Christchurch. Sydney. Melbourne. Brisbane. Adelaide. Perth. Entered pictures in November, 1916. in Lasky Studio. Hollywood. Pictures include: "Kitty." "After the Verdict." "Paradise." "Balaclara." — all made In England. In 1929; priest in "The Love Parade." Mr. Simpson in "The Racketeer." Pathe; Dr. Gavron in "Woman to Woman." TiffanyStahl; "Road to Paradise" (1930). First National. H ALLI DAY. JOHN: Appeared in "East Side Sadie" (1929). Worldart: "Recaptured Love." Warner Bros. HALLOR. RAY: b. Washington. D. C. January 14. 1900: h. 5 feet 9>4 inches; black hair and gray eyes; w. 145 pounds; p. Annie Smith and William Hallor; e. Blake high school. Washington. D. C. and Boston college. Boston. Mass. : not married ; hy. boxing, singing and bridge. He opened with the Gus Edwards Bevue at Reisenwebers in 1918; and with Maude Adams in 1917-18. His screen experience includes roles with the Edison company in 1915: with Thannhauser in 1916: with Charles Ray in "The Courtship of Myles Standlsh" in 1922: opposite Constance Talmadge In "Learning to Love" in the part of Billy Carmichael. 1924 with Colleen Moore in "Sally" in 1925: in "Inez of Hollywood." 1925; in "The Trail of '98" in 1927: with Tiffany-Stahl in 1927-28 in five pictures: took the lead in "Black Pearl" with Lila Lee. Rayart production, and the heavy in Pathe's "Noisy Neighbors." Has appeared in 1929 in "Circumstantial Evidence," Chesterfield: "Fast Life." First National; "In Old California" (1930). Audible Pictures. HALM. HARRY: Played in "When You Give Your Heart Away." Ufa. HAMILTON. CHARLES: Appeared in "Strange Cargo" (1929). Pathe. HAMILTON. HALE: b. Fort Madison. Iowa. February 2S. 1883; h. G feet: brown hair and gray eyes; w. 185 pounds; p. Mary and John Hamilton, nonprofessionals; e. Shattuck Military School and Universitv of Kansas: m. Grace La Rue. professional; hy. golf, fishing, baseball and football. Has had 24 years stage experience and 10 years screen experience and ha9 appeared in such pictures as "Good Intentions" (1930), "Common Clay." Fox; "Listen Lady" (1929). Columbia. Victor Gems. HAMILTON. JOHN: "White Cargo" (1930). produced by W. P. Film Company. London. HAMILTON. LLOYD: b. Oakland. Cal.. August 19. 1891; h. 6 feet: light brown hair and blue eyes: w. 195 pounds: e. Franklin high school and Oakland Polytechnic: hv. swimming, hunting, fishing and golf. Went on the stage in 1909 playing the role of Farley the coach, in "Stiongheart" at Broadway theatre.